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SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS, Belgium -- Max Verstappen has vowed to continue re-writing the Formula One record book after securing the first front row start of his career for the Belgian Grand Prix.?A super lap at the start of Q3 was enough to secure second for Verstappen, who finished the session 0.149s off pole man Nico Rosberg. It means he is the youngest man to ever start on the front row -- earlier this year he became F1s youngest winner with his stunning maiden Spanish Grand Prix victory.Asked what it meant to break another record, the 18-year-old replied: To be honest actually not that much, Im just very happy to be on the front row in Spa, in front of my fans. I mean its great to break a record but I want to break other records.Verstappen -- who sat out most of the morning session with an gearbox issue -- did not feel he had maximised the performance of the car in Q3 but thinks the same can be said of Rosberg and Mercedes.You can always do a better job but I think also Nico could have done a better lap, its always when you put everything together but I think in the end to be so close to them on a track with some long straights, we can be very pleased with that.The whole weekend has been very smooth, even though I had some issues this morning but from there on, the mechanics did a great job and in qualifying the car was working really well as you could see in sector two, so Im very pleased to be second here in front of my fans, its just a great motivation when you see them next to the track.Asked if he could have found more pace with a clean FP3, he said: Thats always very difficult to say. It just gives you a better reference straight away.But anyway we should be on our limits quite easily and after one run in Q1 it was there again. So maybe, maybe not.With no Dutch Grand Prix on the calendar, this weekend is effectively a home race for Verstappen, with a legion of Dutch fans flocking to the Spa-Francorchamps circuit. A bumper crowd in excess of 70,000 is expected on Sunday. Ronnie Lott Raiders Jersey . With his new coach and six-time Grand Slam singles champion Boris Becker watching him during an official match for the first time, Djokovic appeared tentative early against the Slovakian player, who often appeared content to keep the ball in play. John Matuszak Jersey . Pence singled in the winning run with no outs in the ninth inning to give the Giants a 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres on Sunday. http://www.footballraidersmall.com/Youth-Maxx-Crosby-Elite-Jersey/ .25 million option on reliever Jose Veras. 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Trevor van Riemsdyk has missed all but two games this season with an upper-body injury.Toews can be taken off injured reserve any time and the Blackhawks (16-6-3) hope their captain will return during their four-game homestand, which begins Sunday against his native Winnipeg.Its never fun to miss any time, especially when the team is playing as many games as they are, Toews told CSNChicago on Friday. Its so nice to get back out there and move around and get going a little bit.Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said hes willing to give Toews all the time he needs.You gotta be fully recovered and we want to make sure guys are 100 percent before they can play, Quenneville said. Jonny plays at a certain pace and its all out, so lets make sure hes more than ready when hes coming back.The Blackhawks are 3-0-1 in their last four while the Flyers (12-10-3) have won three games in a row. Both teams are coming off overtime wins on Thursday night, the Blackhawks getting a game-winner from Marian Hossa against the New Jersey Devils, and the Flyers getting an overtime winner from Claude Giroux in a two-goal performance by Philadelphias 28-year-old captain.Exxcluding the 2010 playoffs, when the Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup in Philadelphia in Game 6 on a phantom goal by Patrick Kane that slipped under Michael Leighton, the Flyers have lost at home just once to Chicago since the Wells Fargo Center opened in 1996.dddddddddddd The Flyers have won 12 straight regular-season games against the Blackhawks at home.Chicago goaltender Corey Crawford (12-6-2) is expected to make his 21st start of the season while Steve Mason (7-8-3) is expected to get his 17th start for Philadelphia.Mason has won back-to-back games for the first time since late last season, allowing two goals in each of those wins, and is above .500 for the first time this season.I think were still striving for consistency, Mason told Philly.com. The last home game (a 3-2 shootout win over Boston) wasnt a great home game. We found ourselves lucky to get the two points there. (Thursday) we came back with an effort that wins you hockey games.Blackhawks center Artem Anisimov returned to the lineup Thursday night after leaving Tuesdays game against the Florida Panthers with a heel injury, while Blackhawks forward Jordin Tootoo and defenseman Gustav Forsling were healthy scratches.The Flyers have cleared defenseman Brandon Manning, who missed the past two games with a concussion. Flyers center Scott Laughton has been scratched three games in a row, while defenseman Nick Schultz has been scratched 10 straight. ' ' '